The Republican journal., 1887-08-18
Butter Making as a Trade.

''Co-opcratiyc crcamcries have been in active
operation throughout the West for many
years." said farmer the other day i'll CONVEX
sation with New York Sun reporter. ''It is
only during the past fifteen years that they
have been introduced into New England.
think the first one was started In Il little Con-
necticnt town in 1872. Now there are over 800
in the five New England States alone. That
looks like successful experiment, doesn't it?
And this is the way they are run:
"All The farmers in certain part of the
country form sort of company. Land is pro-
cured, and the necessary buildings erected, all
equipped with the required machinery. AS a
rule the land is bought at nominal figure, and
paid for Gy subscriptions. Money for the build
ing and machinery is raised by loans secured
by mortgages. After everything is ready for
business Il suitable man is engaged to superin-
tend the work. He must not only he an cX-
pert butter and cheese maker, and skilled in all
dairy work. but hi, general business quaitica-
tions must he OF a high order. As Il rule he
GETS pretty fair salary. ranging from 81 100
to 5000 per year. dependent entirely upon the
number of cows supplying milk, and his skill
AS Il butter maker. He hires help. and the
creamery is ready for business.
Every farmer having an interest in this
creamery simply mlks his cows, and his part
Of the work j. done. At first the creamery
would Gather up all the milk. This was found
10 be ratr lahoriouS and apt to load up the
creamery with great quantities OF SKINNED
milk, Which, by IFS quantity. was practically
useless. More rcccEtly instruments ha c been
made by which cream gathered a: various farm
houses can be accurately measured. so that the
milk is set aside in the farmhouse cellar, the
cream is allowed to rise. and only that is taken.
Farmers always have for skim milk. An
accurate account %: all lhe cream gathered is
kept each farmer being credited with 50 nany
quarts, ar whatever other standard of measure
i adopted. For butter making Oh this large
scale all This machinery has .iecn invented. BY
il batter is not only made quicker aud easier,
but being made iii large quantities. its quality
is mere apt to be uniform. After the butter is
sold the actual running expenses of the creain-
cry are deducted and the balance rs profit is
paid over to the farmers supplying the cream.
This Is done pro rata according to the amount
of cream furnished by each farmer.
"Now, il has been found that 10y this INC thod
The farmer receives more money than ne would
il he Wri" to conduct Il domestic dairy of his
own. lie gets the advantage of all the labor
saving machinery, is moi iinicrcd With the cX
ira labor and responsibility, and d ,c< Hot have
10 seek a market for his products. All tli> is
done by the creamery. From actual eNperi-
enre il has been foun,! that the profits are also
much larger.
"Thc care of the milk and the making of ut-
Ter has always fallen 10 the share of the farm
cr'> wife. ! venture To SAY that there is no
part q! tho iarl work that Is harder or more
wearing. How many of the farmers wives
retain lir' rosy checks and rounded forms that
characterized them aS naiden>? Surrounded
'E eNcrNthin" in nature conducive to health
and strength. yet they soon wear out, and
why: Because of the dreadful ,lrudyin. work
that falls to Them But this i, changed BOW,
and the farmers wife uf to-day is healthier
ald stronger, and. aS :: natufal consequence.
more comedy. N"w, am referring to the New
England farmers wife. hcca,>c | know about
ber. but have lao tiruht thai Our experience
ilplj Good n lp md in tN tt b,r